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עֲזֵקָה H5825
H5825 is the Hebrew word עֲזֵקָה, transliterated ʻĂzêqâh and said az-ay-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it azekah.
What it means
Azekah, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from H5823 (עָזַק); tilled.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Azekah.
Verses using עֲזֵקָה
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 10:10 · KJV
And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
Joshua 10:11 · KJV
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
1 Samuel 17:1 · KJV
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
2 Chronicles 11:9 · KJV
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
Nehemiah 11:30 · KJV
Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
Jeremiah 34:7 · KJV
When the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5825 mean?
H5825 is the Hebrew word עֲזֵקָה (ʻĂzêqâh), meaning Azekah, a place in Palestine.
How is H5825 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it azekah (4 times), thereof at azekah (1 time), against azekah (1 time).
How many times does H5825 appear in the Bible?
עֲזֵקָה (ʻĂzêqâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5825 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5823 (עָזַק); tilled.
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